KENYA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,998	9	11,972	+ 41,025
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,717	31	1,827	+ 33,890
Lung Cancers	3	21,323	47	669	+ 20,655
Lung Disease	4	21,318	20	4,280	+ 17,038
Stroke	5	19,696	4	15,895	+ 3,801
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,449	1	22,571	- 8,122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,189	32	1,477	+ 10,711
Breast Cancer	8	8,455	25	2,658	+ 5,797
Prostate Cancer	9	6,510	37	1,292	+ 5,219
Kidney Disease	10	6,304	16	4,464	+ 1,841
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,904	46	716	+ 5,188
Parkinson's Disease	12	5,895	50	470	+ 5,425
Lymphomas	13	5,707	29	1,931	+ 3,776
Suicide	14	5,230	23	3,214	+ 2,016
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,658	18	4,373	+ 286
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,603	14	5,651	- 1,049
Stomach Cancer	17	3,969	28	2,010	+ 1,960
Liver Cancer	18	3,539	34	1,351	+ 2,188
Liver Disease	19	3,109	7	13,405	- 10,296
Leukemia	20	3,047	35	1,327	+ 1,720
Ovary Cancer	21	3,037	45	795	+ 2,242
Bladder Cancer	22	2,848	57	318	+ 2,531
Skin Cancers	23	2,801	48	638	+ 2,163
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,774	44	831	+ 1,943
Falls	25	2,747	33	1,465	+ 1,282
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,669	40	1,121	+ 1,548
Other Neoplasms	27	2,425	67	60	+ 2,365
Oral Cancer	28	2,033	30	1,842	+ 191
Hypertension	29	1,945	17	4,418	- 2,473
Other Injuries	30	1,901	19	4,336	- 2,434
Drug Use	31	1,856	62	113	+ 1,743
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,703	12	6,115	- 4,413
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,703	6	14,883	- 13,180
Uterin Cancer	34	1,404	56	323	+ 1,082
Cervical Cancer	35	1,146	22	3,389	- 2,243
Epilepsy	36	946	43	832	+ 114
Multiple Sclerosis	37	924	68	39	+ 885
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	744	41	1,089	- 345
Alcohol	39	714	55	355	+ 359
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	656	66	84	+ 572
Asthma	41	645	26	2,300	- 1,655
Skin Disease	42	642	51	455	+ 187
Drownings	43	636	39	1,200	- 564
Low Birth Weight	44	621	11	9,562	- 8,941
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	585	5	15,420	- 14,835
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	554	53	408	+ 147
Violence	47	425	24	2,942	- 2,517
Fires	48	334	36	1,316	- 983
Anemia	49	320	82	0	+ 320
Tuberculosis	50	257	3	19,655	- 19,399
Osteoarthritis	51	218	84	0	+ 218
Hepatitis C	52	214	61	152	+ 61
Poisonings	53	157	38	1,269	- 1,112
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	152	85	0	+ 152
Schizophrenia	55	129	83	0	+ 129
Birth Trauma	56	112	10	9,957	- 9,845
HIV/AIDS	57	96	2	20,885	- 20,789
Meningitis	58	82	15	5,364	- 5,282
Hepatitis B	59	65	49	522	- 457
Appendicitis	60	38	58	240	- 203
Maternal Conditions	61	34	13	5,651	- 5,617
Oral conditions	62	25	86	0	+ 25
Malnutrition	63	19	21	4,212	- 4,193
Upper Respiratory	64	11	64	95	- 84
War	65	5	65	89	- 84
Encephalitis	66	2	60	189	- 187
Pertussis	67	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Syphilis	68	0	52	449	- 449
Chlamydia	69	0	70	10	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	194	- 194
Ascariasis	77	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Diphtheria	82	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	83	0	63	103	- 103
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Ireland

Kenya

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.